November ties as sixth safest month on Wisconsin roads since WWII

6:41 PM,
Dec. 9, 2013

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Post-Crescent Media

Last month tied as the sixth-safest November for traffic fatalities in Wisconsin since World War II.

Preliminary numbers show that 52 people were killed in 49 crashes across the state, the Department of Transportation said. During Thanksgiving weekend, 11 people perished between 6 p.m. on Nov. 27 and midnight on Dec. 1.

November saw seven more fatalities than the five-year average for the month and 16 more than November 2012, which was the safest November on record since the war. The deadliest November was 1973 when 110 people were killed in car crashes in Wisconsin. ...